Topics

Dr. Frank T. Barranco Sr., an orthopedic surgeon who also had been active in the field of emergency medicine, died Saturday at Oak Crest Village of acute myeloid leukemia. He was 84. "Dr. B was just a great individual," said Baltimore County Fire Department Division Chief Mike Robinson. "If you had a concern, he'd look at it and provide his expertise. He was everything to a whole lot of people." The son of Dr. Salvatore Barranco, a physician, and Mabel Barranco, a homemaker, Frank Thomas Barranco Sr. was born in Baltimore. He was raised on Fort Avenue in Locust Point, and later in Original Northwood. After graduating from McDonogh School in 1948, Dr. Barranco...

Related "Baltimore Police Department" Articles

Dr. Frank T. Barranco Sr., an orthopedic surgeon who also had been active in the field of emergency medicine, died Saturday at Oak Crest Village of acute myeloid leukemia. He was 84.
"Dr. B was just a great individual," said Baltimore County...

The former Maryland State Police superintendent — who is now acting commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police — has issued an apology after he was caught on video taking down two roadside signs critical of him.Col. Marcus Brown apologized Thursday...

A retired Baltimore police officer was charged this week in connection with a Dundalk bar fight that Baltimore County police say stemmed from a rivalry between motorcycle clubs, according to court documents.
Eric Christopher Jansen, 47, of Dundalk...

Baltimore police Officer Steven Fraser popped into an East Baltimore carry-out and handed an employee a composite sketch of a serial robbery suspect. Outside, he saw a black plastic bag that held an abandoned beer can and tossed it into the trash.
An...

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday she's skeptical of proposals from some in the General Assembly to disband the city schools police force, because such a move would stretch the budget for the Baltimore Police...

Thomas Charles Martel Sr., a retired commercial real estate executive, died of Alzheimer's disease March 13 at Arden Court in Ruxton. He was 78 and lived in North Roland Park.
Born in Baltimore and raised on Gelson Drive in Edmondson Village, he was...

Baltimore should equip 100 police officers with body cameras in a six-month, $1.4 million pilot program before expanding their use citywide, a mayoral task force recommended Wednesday.
In releasing its report, the task force said the cameras would help...

As a mayoral task force prepares to release recommendations about police body cameras, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is pledging to launch a program in Baltimore by year’s end.“We will have a body camera program — at least a pilot program — in place this...

One man was killed and two were critically injured in a quadruple shooting Saturday afternoon on a residential street in Northeast Baltimore, police said.The shooting was reported about 3:45 p.m., and officers found the victims in the 4300 block of...

Baltimore police have replaced the commander of the agency's northern district for the second time in about a year and a half.
Maj. Kimberly Burrus and Maj. Robert Smith are switching places, Baltimore police said Friday. Burrus, who commanded the...

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by one of the former Baltimore police officers convicted in a wide-ranging kickback scheme tied to a Rosedale auto body shop.
Samuel Ocasio, who was found guilty by a federal jury in 2012, asked the high...

Officers in the Baltimore school system's police force won't be able to carry guns inside schools any time soon.The city's delegation in Annapolis effectively killed legislation Friday that would have lifted the prohibition, putting an end to a...

The Baltimore Police Department is fighting the release of a secret audit that found a number of officers had misrepresented their educational credentials and wrongly received pay benefits as a result, new court filings show.The audit was performed in...

On a cool evening in April 2012, a Range Rover drove away from a home in the Arlington section of Northwest Baltimore. When the car parked a few miles away, police finally tied a suspected drug dealer to a stash house, Detective Ramon Lugo wrote in a...

Baltimore police are seeking a suspect who they say killed a man in Northwest Baltimore last month, then burned down his house to intimidate his family and any witnesses from reporting him to police.
The department dubbed Charles Henson, 22, "Public...

Michael J. "Murph" Murphy, a former city police detective who later owned a bar and managed a deli and a restaurant, died Feb. 18 at his Mallard Lakes, Del., home of complications of coronary and vascular disease. He was 68.The son of William...

Baltimore's police commissioner wants to team mental health professionals with police officers and deploy them on emergency calls involving disturbed individuals to calm tense situations and decrease the need to use force."Having an officer and a...

Good Morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Friday
WEATHER
Don’t panic if you experience snow showers that are forecast for the area this morning. It is not the harbinger of a major storm, so no need to stock up on milk and toilet paper. Today,...

As the number of bicyclists has risen in Baltimore and across the nation in the last decade, city planners and other government officials have responded with a broad range of initiatives. They've set aside millions of dollars for designated bike lanes....